Gen. Longstreet – Historic Photo Reproduction
![Gen. Longstreet, [New York] Elias Dexter, 564 Broadway, [between 1860 and 1890] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/90/905590daaddb-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures Gen. Longstreet in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Gen. Longstreet
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Printed on a carte de visite mount with the imprint of Elias Dexter at 564 Broadway in New York, this engraved portrait shows James Longstreet, the Confederate general known to his men as "Old Pete." Longstreet commanded the First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, and he led its assault on the Union left at Gettysburg on July 2 and 3, 1863. After the war, his decision to join the Republican Party and support Reconstruction made him a target of Lost Cause writers, who blamed him for the defeat there. The publisher's date is only given as a range between 1860 and 1890, so the print likely dates from the years when such mounted portraits were sold widely.
| Created / published | [New York] Elias Dexter, 564 Broadway, [between 1860 and 1890] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on carte de visite mount : engraving. |
| Genre | Portrait prints 1860-1890.Cartes de visite 1860-1890.Engravings 1860-1890. |
| Notes | Title from item. Reference copy in BIOG FILE. |
| Subjects | Longstreet, James,--1821-1904--Military service. Confederate States of America.--Army--People--1860-1870. Military officers--Confederate--1860-1870. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,961 × 3,198 px · prints to 7 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-180414 |
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![[General James Longstreet, C.S.A., head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly right]](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/fd/fd723a7de847-400.webp)